hsntnovel Chapter 2361 Adultery
Chapter 2361 Adultery
A gang of evil forces headed by Prince Ji in Chang'an City has been rampant in Chang'an City for many years, doing things unscrupulously.
Even the aristocratic families are afraid of him. If he can do something like pouring night-blooming incense in front of other people's shops, what else can he not do?
At one stage, these playboys in Chang'an City took the wrong medicine and insisted that they were the embodiment of justice and wanted to punish evil.
The 108 wards of Chang'an City were beaten over and over again, and all the hooligans and playboys were beaten up.
Liao Deshang felt that he was only a seventh-rank official, and his son would have been beaten to death there long ago.
"Okay, step aside." Li Shen no longer paid attention to Liao Deshang and gave an order to the yamen runner.
"Torture him."
"Aye, Aye, save me, Aye, save me~~~~"
The yamen runners rushed forward and pinned the three children to the ground. Liao Youfu lay on the ground crying for his parents. He had been spoiled since he was a child and had never suffered such hardship.
Liao Deshang turned his head when he heard this. Although he was reluctant, King Ji was so powerful that he was no longer a military officer.
He still has a chance to be reinstated, but if he continues to obstruct Prince Ji, he might even lose his position as a military officer in the future.
"Clap clap clap!!!"
Three crisp sounds, followed by three screams:
"Ahhhh!!!"
The other two children were also children of wealthy businessmen. They had never suffered hardship since childhood and screamed in pain when they were hit for the first time.
Several yamen runners pinned the three men down so that they could not move.
There are many kinds of instruments for flogging, including bamboo strips, wooden boards, and rattan sticks. They are used to hit the back, buttocks, and legs.
Li Shen was not a wicked person, he just wanted to give a small punishment to warn the child, so he used a bamboo stick to spank the boy.
There is a lot of flesh, so the tendons and bones will not be injured and no sequelae will be left. If the legs or back are hit, serious injuries may be easily caused.
Liao Deshang also saw this, so he didn't say anything. He thought it was just physical pain and he could just go back and recuperate.
It can also teach the unfilial son a lesson.
The slapping sounds continued, and the screams of the three people were louder than that of Zhang Jialang in the side hall.
Caning is a very painful punishment. Anyone who was beaten as a child should have experienced it.
The flogging was much more severe than the beating by parents. When Li Shen saw this scene, bad memories emerged in his mind.
After forty hits, the three men's buttocks were covered in blood. Based on Li Shen's experience, they would have to stay in bed for at least one and a half months.
"Okay, stay here and remember to pay the ransom."
Li Shen waved his hand.
Liao Deshang quickly bowed and expressed his gratitude, then ordered his servants to come in and carry Liao Youfu away, and also take the other two away.
Looking at the bloody scene, Li Shen touched his butt.
"Okay, next one."
There were only two couples left.
"Adultery? That's great. This is something I'm very interested in. Tell me the details..."
"Cough cough!!"
Before Li Shen could finish his words, he was interrupted by Wang Xuance who coughed twice.
Li Shen knew he had spoken out of turn, and quickly repeated in a serious tone:
"This prince hates adulterers the most. Wang Lianzhi, Aunt Zhao, do you two have anything to say?"
The two people in the hall remained silent. Adultery is a shameful thing at any time.
"Where is the accuser?"
Seeing that the two were silent, Li Shen asked.
"I'm here." A middle-aged businessman walked in. He even stepped over the threshold with his right foot first.
"What is your relationship with these two people?" Li Shen asked.
"Your Highness, Prince Ji, I am Zhao Guang, the father of Aunt Zhao. I implore Your Highness, Prince Ji, to seek justice for me.
This Wang Lianzhi seduced my daughter, and after being rejected by me, he wanted to take her away from home.
My daughter is not married yet, how will she live in the future?"
Zhao Guang pointed at Wang Lianzhi and said angrily.
Li Shen had just read the file and knew that Aunt Zhao was not married, and Wang Lianzhi was also not married.
Wang Liancheng is the accountant of Zhao Guang's family. He is well educated and can read and write. When he saw Aunt Zhao by chance,
Wang Lianzhi fell in love with her and began to pursue her. Aunt Zhao fell in love and the two soon fell in love.
After Zhao Guang discovered the matter, he decisively dismissed Wang Lianzhi and asked Wang Lianzhi not to come to see his daughter again.
Although Wang Lianzhi was a scholar, he failed the imperial examinations several times and his family background was average.
Even the businessman Zhao Guang looked down on this poor scholar.
In Li Shen's opinion, this is a cliché plot: a scholar falls in love with a young lady.
Fortunately, it wasn’t Liao Zhai, otherwise the scholar might have fallen in love with Nie Xiaoqian.
"Zhao Guang, don't worry, I will definitely make the decision for you. Please allow me to understand the case."
Li Shen was also thinking about what to do about this matter. If a married woman committed adultery, it would not be too much to kill her.
But this can be considered free love, right? Just because the other party has no money and power, is no different from not getting married because you have no car, no house and no savings.
"You two, look up?" Li Shen looked at them.
When the two heard Li Shen's words, they looked up.
"It's true that this man is talented and this woman is beautiful."
Seeing the appearance of the two, Li Shen praised them. Wang Lianzhi was dressed like a scholar, gentle and elegant, with a dignified appearance.
Aunt Zhao was beautiful, with delicate features and a pretty face. No wonder Wang Lianzhi fell in love with her after seeing her.
"Cough~~" Wang Xuance coughed again to remind him.
Li Shen quickly changed his words:
"You are so bold! You actually committed adultery. Do you know that this is against the law?"
"I know I'm wrong, but this matter has nothing to do with you, Auntie. It's all my fault. If His Royal Highness Prince Ji wants to punish me, then punish me."
Wang Lianzhi bowed and requested.
"That's quite affectionate, but Wang Lianzhi, do you know the difference between adultery and kidnapping?
If it's adultery, you two will be sentenced to one and a half years in prison, but if you take the blame and admit to abducting a decent girl..."
Li Shen paused deliberately, raised the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile:
"That would most likely be a capital offense."
Although Li Shen was not sure what the Tang Dynasty law defined as the crime of human abduction, he vaguely remembered that it seemed to be more serious than modern criminal law.
"According to Tang law, those who abducted girls from decent families to become wives or concubines were sentenced to three years in prison, and those who abducted girls from decent families to become maids were sentenced to death by hanging."
Wang Xuance on the side read aloud at this time.
"Wang Lianzhi, do you understand? Even if you kidnapped Aunt Zhao to be your wife or concubine, you will be sentenced to three years in prison.
You won't be able to marry her in three years, are you really willing?"
Li Shen asked seriously.
"I am willing to take full responsibility for this. This was all done by me alone. I was the one who abducted you, and you were completely unaware of it.
Please, Your Highness Prince Ji, show mercy and let my mother go."
Wang Lianzhi hesitated for a moment, glanced at the lady next to him, and nodded in confession.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, Wang Lianzhi has confessed that he was the one who seduced my daughter and had nothing to do with her.
I also ask His Royal Highness Prince Ji to severely punish this evildoer and give my daughter justice."
Zhao Guang and Wang Lianzhi all acknowledged it and immediately bowed and said.
(Today is the groundbreaking ceremony for renovations, so I have to catch an auspicious time. I'll write another chapter when I get back. Sorry, sorry.)